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On the ground in grass buried with grasses. Lined with grasses. Nest was placed in a bunch along a fence. 6 ft up.
Date30 May 1942
LocalityIrondequoit, Monroe, New York, USA
CollectorDeGroot, Dudley S.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationunknown
Identificationunknown
Nest Height1.83 m (6 feet)
Nest Supportbunch along a fence
Nest Materialsgrasses
Nest Lininggrasses
Nest Settinggrass
Further Details4-Apr
✦ Anecdote
This record is unusual because it describes a Gray Catbird nest as being both "on the ground" and "6 ft up" simultaneously, which is contradictory for this species that typically nests in shrubs at moderate heights.

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